Waist trimmers are different to waist trainers – they are ‘bands’ which fasten with velcro that you wear whilst exercising. The logic being that they create a ‘sauna’ around your stomach area, meaning you lose excess water and helping you to lose weight. Here’s a round-up of our favourite waist trimmers: TOMASHE Women’s Waist Trimmer […]
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Waist Trainers – Our favourites
There are so many waist trainers out on the market that it’s hard to know which one is best for you. Here’s a round up of our favourites: Yianna Latex Waist Trainer The waist trainer from Yianna is available in a range of colours and sizes, so you can co-ordinate with your existing sportswear […]
Continue readingWhich Spanx do I need?
Know which Spanx you need for different occasions? The lovely folks at UK Lingerie have kindly let us borrow this fab infographic about the different types.
Continue readingSlim your waist long-term ~ Quick tips
So you want a slimmer waist? You’ve got two options – fake it in the short term with a waist cincher or waist trainer, or commit to a long term plan of waist training plus a healthy diet and exercise. Here’s an overview of what to do and where to go for more in-depth advice: […]
Continue readingSlim your waist long-term ~ Exercise
Alongside your healthy diet plan, you’re going to need an exercise routine to really maximise your waist shaping efforts. These tips should help: Commit yourself Start off your new exercise routine at a sensible level – don’t go off all guns blazing! Build yourself up to a regular and rigorous routine that you can stick […]
Continue readingSlim your waist long-term ~ Diet
Let’s not kid ourselves, we all know that to achieve a slimmer waist (and keep the inches off), we’re going to have to follow a healthy diet regime. These tips will help you along your way: Change your approach Weight loss plus a structured exercise plan will give you a smaller waist long term. Cutting […]
Continue readingLittle Chompers – Vegan Chocolate Muffins
This time we’ve been testing out vegan chocolate muffins on the kids – will they notice a difference to their normal dairy laden treats? We’ve used the basic chocolate cupcake recipe from The Vegan Society as our base, and come up with the following (the texture is much more muffin than cupcake) The Recipe 250ml […]
Continue readingReview – Head Over Heels Gymnastics Book
Bendy Wendy and Jumping Jack Join Gymnastics This weekend we have been enjoying the Bendy Wendy and Jumping Jack Join Gymnastics book from Head Over Heels Gymnastics. The concept of the book is: This book is inspired by real life class experiences to which we can all relate, adults and children alike. Two young, apprehensive […]
Continue readingGuest Post – Forever Clean 9
We welcome Katie Shephard from Vitality Health Forever to talk about the Forever Clean 9 weight management programme: Firstly I am so passionate about this and secondly I am a little geeky when it comes to getting healthy the right way, so I am going to try and control both of these things before I […]
Continue readingLittle Chompers – Celeb recipes tested
Introducing Little Chompers! A new series where we test out celebrity recipes – are they busy mum friendly, and most importantly, will your children actually eat it? First up is my favourite, Tom Kerridge, and we are testing out his version of KFC – Lighter Southern Fried Chicken. It promises a lot, juicy chicken thighs […]
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